Inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses

Abstract

An inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses has a brace body, an air bag, and an inflate-and-deflate valve. The brace body wraps around joints and muscles. The air bag is formed within the brace body. The inflate-and-deflate valve is mounted on the brace body and connected to the air bag. The inflate-and-deflate valve can optionally inflate or deflate the air bag. Thereby the inflated air bag can compress and immobilize the targeted area. Additionally, when inappropriate pressure is applied to the target area, the inflate-and-deflate valve is capable of adjusting the air pressure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses comprising:
 a brace body;   an air bag formed in the brace body;   an inflate-and-deflate valve mounted on the brace body and connected to the air bag; the inflate-and-deflate valve optionally inflating and deflating the air bag.   
     
     
         2 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 the inflate-and-deflate valve has:
 a shell forming an air space and communicating with the air bag; 
 a first check valve mounted in the air space; 
 a second check valve mounted in the air space at a distance from the first check valve in a first direction; 
 an inflating part being a hollow shell and connected to the air space between the first check valve and the second check valve; 
   wherein when the first check valve moves along the first direction, the air space fluidly communicates with an environment, allowing air to flow through the first check valve;   when the second check valve moves along the first direction, the air space fluidly communicates with the air bag, allowing air to flow through the second check valve;   when the inflating part is subjected to a squeeze and thereby air in the inflating part is pushed into the air space, air flows through the second check valve to enter the air bag, when the squeeze is released, air at the environment flows through the first check valve to enter the inflating part.   
     
     
         3 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein,
 the inflate-and-deflate valve has:
 a first compressing part connected to the first check valve; the first compressing part being capable of driving the first check valve to move along the first direction; 
 a first elastic component connected to the first compressing part, and pushing the first compressing part in an opposite direction of the first direction with resilience; 
 a second compressing part connected to the second check valve; the second compressing part being capable of driving the second check valve to move along the first direction; 
 a second elastic component connected to the second compressing part, and pushing the second compressing part in the opposite direction of the first direction with resilience; 
   wherein when the first compressing part drives the first check valve to move along the first direction, the first check valve pushes the second compressing part and the second check valve to move along the first direction.   
     
     
         4 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein,
 the shell has:
 a first barrier surrounding and mounted in the air space; 
 a second barrier surrounding and mounted in the air space, and located at a distance from the first barrier in the first direction; 
   the first check valve includes a sheet and optionally abuts or separates from the first barrier; when the first check valve moves along the first direction, the first check valve separates from the first barrier, and air flows through the first check valve;   the second check valve includes a sheet and optionally abuts or separates from the second barrier; when the second check valve moves along the first direction, the second check valve separates from the second barrier, and air flows through the second check valve.   
     
     
         5 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein,
 the shell has:
 a first barrier surrounding and mounted in the air space; 
 a second barrier surrounding and mounted in the air space, and located at a distance from the first barrier in the first direction; 
   the first check valve includes a sheet and optionally abuts or separates from the first barrier; when the first check valve moves along the first direction, the first check valve separates from the first barrier, and air flows through the first check valve;   the second check valve includes a sheet and optionally abuts or separates from the second barrier; when the second check valve moves along the first direction, the second check valve separates from the second barrier, and air flows through the second check valve.   
     
     
         6 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses has:
 a compress detachably mounted in the brace body.   
     
     
         7 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses has:
 a compress detachably mounted in the brace body.   
     
     
         8 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the compress and the brace body are interlocked as a couple of hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         9 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the compress and the brace body are interlocked as a couple of hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         10 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses has a pocket; the compress is detachably mounted within the pocket. 
     
     
         11 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses has a pocket; the compress is detachably mounted within the pocket. 
     
     
         12 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses has:
 a fastener component being capable of wrapping around the brace body.   
     
     
         13 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses has:
 a fastener component being capable of wrapping around the brace body.   
     
     
         14 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the fastener component is an elastic band. 
     
     
         15 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the fastener component is an elastic band. 
     
     
         16 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the fastener component has:
 an end;   a strap body connected to the end;   wherein the end and the strap body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners, or the end and the brace body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners.   
     
     
         17 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the fastener component has:
 an end;   a strap body connected to the end;   wherein the end and the strap body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners, or the end and the brace body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners.   
     
     
         18 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the fastener component has:
 an end;   a strap body connected to the end;   wherein the end and the strap body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners, or the end and the brace body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners.   
     
     
         19 . The inflatable compression brace with hot and cold compresses as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the fastener component has:
 an end;   a strap body connected to the end;   wherein the end and the strap body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners, or the end and the brace body are configured to interlock as a couple of hook and loop fasteners.